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Computer Aid: New life for old IT
Talkback Also shouldnt it be a priority of some media organisaitons and their Corporate Social Responsibility to support organisations that send food, water and install electricity generators in poor African villages first, before promoting someone that...
[February 18, 2005, 0:04]
Computer Aid: New life for old IT
News So we spun off Computer Aid as a separate charity", says Roberts. Computer Aid International has grown from one volunteer working part time to a slick operation employing 15 paid full-time staff and up to 15 volunteers, in just six years.
[February 10, 2005, 15:25]
Computer Aid gives 40,000 PCs a fresh start
News For Computer Aid International, it equals 40,000 PCs that have now been refurbished by the North London-based charity and sent out to schools, community projects and other not-for-profit organisations in 90 countries, mainly in the developing world.
[February 4, 2005, 12:15]
Computer Aid: New life for old IT
Talkback They collect PCs that are waste and sell them to africa for 50 quid - that sounds like a business not a charity. They just end up being dumped in African countried that dont have controlled landfills - now how does this benefit the environment or...
[February 10, 2005, 17:26]
Flying doctors bring computer aid to Africa
News IT charity Computer Aid International is working with the African Medical & Research Foundation (AMREF) to supply rural hospitals in Kenya with PCs, digital cameras and internet connectivity. By allowing doctors in remote medical centres to connect...
[November 27, 2007, 11:01]
Photos: Computer Aid for Castro's Cuba
News The event, a cycle ride across Cuba from 23 February to 3 March 2008, aims to raise enough money to provide at least 1,000 PCs to schools across the developing world, which the charity claims would otherwise have no way of obtaining IT equipment.
[May 25, 2007, 18:00]
Kenya IT Computer Aid cycle challenge!
Blog Together with two colleagues from CNET Networks, Will Sturgeon and Helen Cooke, I'm taking part in a cycle challenge on 2 February 2007 to raise money for the IT charity Computer Aid. We’re hoping to raise £20,000 for this unique and important...
[January 25, 2007, 11:05]
Bringing Computer Aid to Cuba
Blog It’s too late to sign-up unfortunately, but I am sure IT charity Computer Aid would bite hands off for more donations for its annual charity cycle ride which kicks off next month. You can find more information about Computer Aid and the Cuba cycle...
[January 28, 2008, 9:54]
Refurbished PCs enlisted to fight AIDS
News UK IT charity Computer Aid is working with an education charity to provide schools in the developing world with the technology to educate pupils about the spread and prevention of the HIV/AIDS. The charity claims these resources are invaluable to...
[October 20, 2006, 12:45]
Charity defends PC recycling after data theft claims
News IT charity Computer Aid has asked potential donors not to be put off from giving it old PCs, following reports that some machines donated to the developing world still contain confidential information.
[August 22, 2006, 16:00]
Photos: Charity wants your old handsets and cartridges
News To find out more about Computer Aid's work, or to donate equipment, visit the charity's Web site. The Make IT Happen campaign, launched late last week, will see the charity step up its call for businesses to donate their old desktops and laptops to...
[July 31, 2006, 13:55]
Photos: Re-use don't recycle, says Computer Aid
News If you're interested in helping Computer Aid, the charity is inviting IT professionals to participate in its second annual cycle challenge and help bridge the digital divide. The machine was part of a 225 PC consignment bound for Zambia, where the...
[July 5, 2007, 15:59]
Photos: Computer Aid warms Chile with white heat of technology
News Chilean Ambassador Rafael Moreno (right) receives the first of a 7,000-strong consignment of refurbished PCs from Tony Roberts, founder of London-based charity Computer Aid International. Computer Aid is also planning a charity cycling challenge...
[July 4, 2006, 17:05]
Computer Aid: New life for old IT
Talkback First, Computer Aid is a registerd charity, not a company, and thus does not have an 'owner'. Second, the charity does not sell the PCs to Africa "for 50 quid"; that figure relates to the cost of refurbishing and shipping the PCs, and is raised by...
[February 11, 2005, 11:33]
$100 laptop project is 'fundamentally flawed'
News The One Laptop per Child (OLPC) scheme is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of the history of the IT industry, according to Tony Roberts, chief executive and founder of UK charity Computer Aid International.
[June 20, 2006, 15:05]
South Africa compares digital divide to apartheid
News Speaking at an event organised by IT charity Computer Aid in London on Wednesday, Her Excellency Lindiwe Mabuza said issues surrounding access to and skills in information technology are major contributors to economic and social inequality in...
[April 25, 2008, 11:39]
Police investigate charity hack
News Hackers breached the security of the Aid to the Church in Need Web site on Sunday 27 November and stole the credit card details, names and addresses of 2,800 charity donors held on the system. Neville Kyrke-Smith, UK national director of Aid to the...
[December 12, 2005, 14:00]
Video highlight: Flying doctors bring computer aid to Africa
Blog This a video I shot in Kenya back in 2007 as part of a trip in cooperation with IT charity Computer Aid to see how the technology the charity collects from UK businesses is used by hospitals and schools in the developing world.
[February 25, 2009, 22:52]
Photos: Old PCs help Africa's blind
News However, the charity recently partnered with Dolphin Computer Access, which has manufactured a USB key — the Dolphin Pen — that contains screen-reading and voice-enabled applications to turn any PC into an accessible machine.
[February 13, 2007, 15:47]
BCS warns of environmental impact of Vista upgrade
News The BCS is advising companies to think about disposing of old PCs through organisations such as UK IT charity Computer Aid, which refurbishes machines for use by schools and the public sector in the developing world.
[December 7, 2006, 15:34]
